New Orleans police officer accused of stealing AirPods from Apple store
A NOPD police officer has resigned from the force following accusations that she stole a pair of AirPods from Apple Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie, La.
Ayona McGilberry's misdemeanor theft charge traces back to an incident on Monday, The Times-Picayune explained. Around 1:40 p.m. local time, McGilberry is said to have been in the Apple store getting her iPhone repaired. A clerk said that the officer asked about AirPods, nominally saying she should would buy some later, but then grabbed a pair on her way out without paying -- while still in uniform.
By the time Sheriff's Office deputies arrived, McGilberry was gone, but her iPhone repair information made it easy to track her down.
AirPods have proven a hit for Apple, even now commanding intense demand. At $159, though, they're also not cheap, and their size could make them tempting for thieves.
Apple is believed to be working on a pair of high-end, self-branded over-the-ear headphones for launch in late 2018 or sometime thereafter. Second-generation AirPods could ship around the same time, though they're unlikely to be a radical redesign.
Ayona McGilberry's misdemeanor theft charge traces back to an incident on Monday, The Times-Picayune explained. Around 1:40 p.m. local time, McGilberry is said to have been in the Apple store getting her iPhone repaired. A clerk said that the officer asked about AirPods, nominally saying she should would buy some later, but then grabbed a pair on her way out without paying -- while still in uniform.
By the time Sheriff's Office deputies arrived, McGilberry was gone, but her iPhone repair information made it easy to track her down.
AirPods have proven a hit for Apple, even now commanding intense demand. At $159, though, they're also not cheap, and their size could make them tempting for thieves.
Apple is believed to be working on a pair of high-end, self-branded over-the-ear headphones for launch in late 2018 or sometime thereafter. Second-generation AirPods could ship around the same time, though they're unlikely to be a radical redesign.
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I have always been a little confused by the act of stealing something that is easily affordable.
Berkeley police (California) is going through this same situation of severe understaffing right now (a lot of cops left for other cities departments that are less fond of antifa)
I wrote software for the NOPD for several years.
You’re confused. I quoted directly your claim that if this were a ma and pa shop the owners would be locked up for complaining. I explained to you why that is nonsense.
A couple acquaintances said Treme and movies accurately portrayed the thuggish nature of the force. NOPD members would blatantly steal from and demand protection money from small business owners, especially clubs/bars. And they didn't restrict themselves to just New Orleans, but the surrounding areas as well.
But to give up her career... maybe it was her way of sabotaging herself...
"Berkeley Police Department, or BPD, now faces the prospect of more staff departures, with a reported 80 percent of current officers considering leaving the department, according to a survey conducted by the Berkeley Police Association, or BPA."
http://www.dailycal.org/2018/02/07/80-percent-of-berkeley-police-officers-considering-leaving-survey-says/
So, why does "hiring freeze" that the mayor supposedly instituted, affect those officers already serving in the force? Why are they thinking about leaving? What happened?
I call BS on what you offered as a dismissal.. Here is why:
1) Berkeley is known as one of the most socialist places in the US. It is a fact.
2) The mayor is a well known supporter of antifa and was in friends on their facebook page for quite some time. It is a fact.
3) he is supporter of a group of "By Any Means Necessary". It is a fact.
4) Police did not respond to the riots in the way it should have (supposedly due to the mayor ordering that).
Now, (according to you) all those facts (1-3) are completely coincidental to the fact that police officer numbers are dwindling in that city.
But, of course, you are correct, since you wrote software for NOPD. (which is still irrelevant to the facts and the problem at hand) /s
SMH
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